Santa Anita Recap for Friday (1-7-22)
Fast main track and firm turf course. Two front running winners on dirt (6f, 8f). On the turf course, a front runner took the 8f opener, a stalker chasing from 2nd won at 9f, a closer scored at 6f, a stalker chasing from 2nd won down the hill, and a closer captured the flat mile finale (rail at 30 feet).
Turf hat trick for Flavien Prat. Riding doubles for Edwin Maldonado and John Velazquez.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $145,471, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $1,062.82. The jackpot carryover stands at $282,125.
Jan. 7 Claims: Race 1 – Best Chance ($40k, Leonard Powell). Race 6 – Destiny’s Journey ($12.5k, Ryan Hanson), Hot On the Trail ($12.5k, Hector Palma). Race 9 – Dramatizer ($50k, Steve Knapp).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Friday (1-7-22)
SA 3 KEYSTONE FIELD ($4.40)
SA 4 Lil’s Big Shot/For Love Not Money/Golden Halo Trifecta ($142.40)
Double (races 3-4, $46.80)
Pick 3 (races 3-5, $118.60)
GG 9 SMOKINHOTREDHEAD ($9.00)
$5 Golden Hour Double (SA 9 + GG 9, $91.00)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
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Santa Anita Recap for Sunday (1-8-22)
Fast main track and firm turf course. Two front running winners on dirt (8.5f, 7f). On the turf course, a front runner scored at 8f in the opener, a front runner won at 9f, a stalker scored at 5.5f, a closing FTS graduated at 8f, and a midpack stalker won the 6.5f finale.
Hat trick for Flavien Prat. Riding doubles for Juan Hernandez and John Velazquez. Trainer Doug O’Neill saddled the early double.
Santa Anita Stakes Recaps for 1-8-22
The lone stakes on Saturday was the Santa Ynez (G2) for sophomore fillies, and Under the Stars ($3.80) was ultra-game as the chalk for Prat/Baffert. She battled on the pace from the rail and put away Miss Mattie B. Under the Stars got a fresh challenge from Awake At Midnyte in the lane, and she smartly turned that one away to score by a bit less than a length. Awake Ay Midnyte was clearly second best and Miss Mattie B was best of the rest in 3rd. Big Switch and Big Shamrock were next, and Mimajoon eased. The final time for 7f was 1:22.51.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $260,262, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $2,350.08. The jackpot carryover stands at $341,709.
Jan. 8 Claims: Race 1 – Unfaithful Ways ($50k, Richard Baltas). Race 3 – Bacchanalia ($25k, Bob Hess Jr.). Race 4 – Star Sailor ($20k, Doug O’Neill).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Saturday (1-8-22)
SA 4 STAR SAILOR ($2.80)
Double (races 3-4, $4.80)
Pick 3 (races 2-4, $15.60)
SA 6 YOUTEYOURHONOR ($8.20)
Double (races 6-7, $91.40)
SA 8 UNDER THE STARS ($3.80)
Double (races 7-8, $39.60)
Pick 3 (races 6-8, $156.20)
SA 9 Urban/Kitty Kitana/Annie’s Song Trifecta ($118.60)
Double (races 8-9, $19.80)
Pick 3 (races 7-9, $123.20)
50 cent SA Late Pick 4 (races 6-9, $158.10)
GG 8 LAGATHA ($6.40)
OP 8 Coach/Miss Bigly/W W Fitzy Trifecta ($51.40)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
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Santa Anita Recap for Sunday (1-9-22)
Fast main track and firm turf course. One front running winner at six furlongs on dirt. On the turf course, a front runner took the flat mile opener, a stalker scored at 6f, an outside pressed won at 6f, Zero Tolerance stalked from 2nd and captured the Las Cienegas (G2) at 6.5f down the hill, and a last-to-first closer nabbed the finale at one mile (rail at 10 feet).
Four more wins for red hot pilot Flavien Prat. Trainer Phil D’Amato saddled a pair of MSW turf winners and Prat rode both.
Santa Anita Stakes Recaps for 1-9-22
The Sunday feature was the Las Cienegas (G2) for downhill turf sprinters, and it was a very close call at the end. Hear my Prayer and Zero Tolerance ($6.00) showed the way for much of the journey. The latter bid outside and just held off Tapwater’s late surge to score by a diminishing head. Hear my Prayer held 3rd and the beaten favorite and was followed by Ginja, Quiet Secretary, Constantia, and Gold for Kitten. The winning time was 1:13.26.
The 20 cent Rainbow 6 pool was $219,349, and multiple tickets with six winners paid $5,325.76. The jackpot carryover stands at $391,924.
Jan. 9 Claims: Race 2 – Charge Cash ($25k, Sergio Morfin), Defense Wins ($22.5k, Robert Lucas), Smileforme ($20k, Lorenzo Ruiz). Race 4 – Next Revolt ($10k, Mark Glatt), Sayin Grace ($10k, Jonathan Wong).
Santa Anita Full Card Highlights for Sunday (1-9-22)
SA 6 Renegade Princess/Awesome Pamela/Medusa’s Gaze Trifecta ($74.60)
*Full card highlights based on $2 wagers unless otherwise noted.
Article by Jarrod Horak
